Why Is Twitter More Popular With Black People Than White People?http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-study-results-2010-4/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 09 Dec 2016 21:05:56 -0500Nick Sainthttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4d17ad05cadcbbea20140000420Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:00:52 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4d17ad05cadcbbea20140000
The article names these celebritards as users: Shaquille O'Neal, Oprah, 50 Cent, and P Diddy. These four humans probably account for the largest amassing of greed, self pride, envy, lust, and every other dispicable human characteristic that can be found in people. As a result, it is not surprising to learn that black people make up the most users, because, without question, black people make up disproportionately large numbers of people with little formal education, dependence on celebrity sports and music figures to define themselves, envious desire to be rich, as most black people are poor, and a culture which celebrates violence, rape, and murder as 50 Cent and P Diddy can only attest too. And since most black people are only concerned with sports and what basketball shoes are worthy of murder for, AIDS sickened Shaq would certainly be ranked in such a group.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4d15470549e2ae5c3d010000DannyDFri, 24 Dec 2010 20:21:09 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4d15470549e2ae5c3d010000
Nice to see that none of you (commenters) understand proportions. Go USA.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4d093601cadcbbaa40100000bob smithWed, 15 Dec 2010 16:41:21 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4d093601cadcbbaa40100000
Adele, you're an idiot.
Look up the word 'disproportionately'.
He didn't say more blacks than whites, he said 'disproportionately' more blacks than whites.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4cb0951e7f8b9a0f6b9f0000CamiSat, 09 Oct 2010 12:15:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4cb0951e7f8b9a0f6b9f0000
I am not surprised by this but it’s also sad that the trend setters are never the owners of the trend they set. Why is twitter not black owned. Truth hurts .. How to blacks benefit in anyway shape or form from twitter. We stay losing ..http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c645e5e7f8b9a3b11bd0000Top5DOAThu, 12 Aug 2010 16:49:34 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c645e5e7f8b9a3b11bd0000
#KillYoselfhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c645e177f8b9ad35f120200Top5DOAThu, 12 Aug 2010 16:48:23 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c645e177f8b9ad35f120200
I guarantee there are more unemployed white people than black people, so yeah looks like option #1 doesn't qualify.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c50ed677f8b9aa25c1f0200truthandjusticeforAllMBAWed, 28 Jul 2010 22:54:30 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c50ed677f8b9aa25c1f0200
@Adele: And what is your point? If statistics state that Blacks use Twitter more than Whites, so what. Or could your tone suggest something else? The fact that your tone suggests that White are the majority of the population and therefore the numbers don't match up...Again, what does it matter who, what uses Twitter more. Or is it that you think Blacks are incapable of utilizing technology as Whites do?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c4955e27f8b9abe26a10100NameFri, 23 Jul 2010 04:42:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c4955e27f8b9abe26a10100
Yea, I can tell from your grammar.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c345fca7f8b9ad712b60a00GabrielWed, 07 Jul 2010 07:06:50 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c345fca7f8b9ad712b60a00
it's a twiter for niggers. I like twatter better.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c02b4a07f8b9a7e04c80200AnnSun, 30 May 2010 14:55:28 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4c02b4a07f8b9a7e04c80200
How many people work all night? Most blacks on tritter twit at night.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bec1ad97f8b9ad90a670500http://www.techwatch.co.uk/Thu, 13 May 2010 11:29:29 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bec1ad97f8b9ad90a670500
But it is a huge number when you take it as percentage of the population rather than the actual numbershttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be73bcd7f8b9a6e33060000slartySun, 09 May 2010 18:48:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be73bcd7f8b9a6e33060000
Also, its probably because Black people have too much time on their hands from being either being (1) Unemployed or (2) super efficient to get all their work done soon and get on twitter! So I guess there are *MORE TWEETS* from black people. Not necessarily more black people on twitter.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be257337f8b9a2749390b00NandoThu, 06 May 2010 01:44:19 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be257337f8b9a2749390b00
A very interesting dataset, ruined by such absolutely worthless comments. Not racist at all, its a freaking fact. Here's some conjecture...black people like twitter disproportionately more because they are better than other races...counterpoint...black people like twitter disproportionately more because they are worse than other races. I mean seriously, you are not going to come up with a convincing reason for this in the COMMENTS SECTION. Just accept it as your interesting tidbit for the day and move on.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be1b6167f8b9a567fa50000leftboomWed, 05 May 2010 14:16:54 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be1b6167f8b9a567fa50000
Kid, bookmark this and come back to it in10 years and you'll see that the writer of this article is not rascist. It's about understanding your demographic for marketing purposes, not about putting down a race. I was personally interested to find that a higher percentage of blacks use Twitter than whites, even though I agree with the other posters that this data may not be 100% accurate. You're right that the color of our skin doesn't MAKE us different, but our socio-economic experiences do. Please take a step back and attempt to gain some perspective.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be11f7b7f8b9a875f9a0100TivonWed, 05 May 2010 03:34:19 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be11f7b7f8b9a875f9a0100
I understand both sides of the argument, from each of the comments most voted upon.
I however didn't read the actually study, and would be more concerned or interested in the methodology of the study that gathers the racial data on twitter users.
Me being a twitter user myself, there has never been an instance in which I opted to reveal my race. Where does that information come from? Survey? If so, the percentage of who was surveyed may be a bit skewed.
If the data was collected by other means, I'm more curious about my privacy data, and how twitter is collecting "racial" data, or suggested ethnicity, citizenship, sex, height, weight, age? How far does it go, and what's the source?
Rather it be mathematically fact that a higher percentage of entire "black" population use twitter or not. What can algorithmically define black if it's not self stated by the user?
The article, is good, and sheds light on an interesting topic, but I also agree for some, who many not hold a mathematically, statistical state of mind, being familiar with factual terms, it may lead one to believe the article is suggesting twitter users may be predominantly black.
Great topic, great information none the less, clarity is definitely needed, but many wouldn't seek clarity if the article wasn't written in the first place. No matter how much you agree with the stated facts or content within.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be0749a7f8b9a2779d10000CJAYJRTue, 04 May 2010 15:25:14 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4be0749a7f8b9a2779d10000
I think it comes down to economics. More black and hispanics are out of work but it seem like everybody can afford a mobile phone these days. As a senior (over 60) I don't tweet but all my younger nephews & nieces tweet - many of the nephews are out of work but have phones (I guess their girlfriends are paying the bills). I see so many young people (35 and below) standing at bus stop, riding bikes and walking with phones. There's so many unemployeed young people who barely have clothes on their backs yet they have phone (nice phones) with service I can't afford - how they do it - I don't know.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdf64a17f8b9af51fa70e00DIdn't like thaatMon, 03 May 2010 20:04:49 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdf64a17f8b9af51fa70e00
Ouch, i heard somebody say, it was more popular to them because the number of words is limited on twitter so you can put less words to make a sentence. Hahaha that's childishhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdf62017f8b9ae568f00100NozMon, 03 May 2010 19:53:37 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdf62017f8b9ae568f00100
Why are they even talking about this? Who the F cares if there is a major preference to blacks than whites or even whites to black. This is just putting people into categories of differentiations like some kind of sheeps or stupid animals.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bde69997f8b9aa473740900Chango LeeMon, 03 May 2010 02:13:45 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bde69997f8b9aa473740900
You get this information from any marketing class at a university.....calm down.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bde31677f8b9a736c360a00Alejandro Negrete MateosSun, 02 May 2010 22:13:59 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bde31677f8b9a736c360a00
Blacks and hispanics??? What the F does a color have to do with a culture?
There are white, brown, black hispanics, as there are in scandinavian, baltic, caucasian, helenic, etchttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdde5997f8b9a3a62410d00DiggswayneSun, 02 May 2010 16:50:32 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdde5997f8b9a3a62410d00
I didn't assume that Adele is not a careful reader. There's ample evidence of my assertion if you go back and read our correspondence. She 1) Misunderstood the article. 2) Stated that this was a 'sensitive' topic for me when there's no indication of that in my initial response to her. 3) Made the assumption that I assumed she was White and angry, which I did not. It appears that you also are not a careful reader or perhaps did not read the correspondence at all.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bddcac37f8b9a635f4d0a00MarvgSun, 02 May 2010 14:56:02 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bddcac37f8b9a635f4d0a00
Someones insure about their ethnicity.
See a shrink.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bddc9d37f8b9afe04690b00MeowSun, 02 May 2010 14:52:02 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bddc9d37f8b9afe04690b00
ON THE WHOLE.
This isnt about you.
There are statements that can be said about an entire population that are true on the whole, but not at the individual level.
Get over yourself.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd816d7f8b9ae654750d00jessica prejanSun, 02 May 2010 09:43:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd816d7f8b9ae654750d00
Who are you to imply that he missed the point?? He's entitled to his opinion. He's saying that this "research" is discriminatory and that it just perpetuates racial division.
How many times do we need to read about how blacks are different from whites?? We know this already. It's done to make white people feel inferior. Always.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7fb97f8b9aca54580d00jessica prejanSun, 02 May 2010 09:35:53 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7fb97f8b9aca54580d00
FANTASTIC!!! Thx!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7fb97f8b9a5e636e0b00jessica prejanSun, 02 May 2010 09:35:52 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7fb97f8b9a5e636e0b00
FANTASTIC!!! Thx!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7f127f8b9a3965a60900jessica prejanSun, 02 May 2010 09:33:05 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7f127f8b9a3965a60900
Great post!!!!!!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7dcc7f8b9a1544ee0a00jessica prejanSun, 02 May 2010 09:27:40 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7dcc7f8b9a1544ee0a00
KUDOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I totally agree!!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7c227f8b9a0f56ba0600jessica prejanSun, 02 May 2010 09:20:34 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7c227f8b9a0f56ba0600
Ummmmm, what???? Where are you getting this information? I'm part latina, and I'm no extrovert. Sorry to disappoint you and your stats.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7b7b7f8b9ac554b20900Jessica PrejanSun, 02 May 2010 09:17:47 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd7b7b7f8b9ac554b20900
How rude to assume that Adele is not a "careful" reader!! No need to be insulting! This is such a pointless issue and not really worth the energy! smdhhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd3abd7f8b9a4c12ea0200McLean GreavesSun, 02 May 2010 04:41:31 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd3abd7f8b9a4c12ea0200
It's because of mobile technology/SMS. Without doing any kind of research but having lived in the so-called 'hood I can attest smartphones are the tech of choice for many younger African Americans, not desktop PCs or even notebooks. Fits the urban lifestyle. Simple as that.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd22717f8b9a6c0de50100RObinSun, 02 May 2010 02:57:52 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdd22717f8b9a6c0de50100
You're like a baby bird that chows down on anything mommy regurgitates.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcdf9e7f8b9aea04980300Da BrainSat, 01 May 2010 22:12:46 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcdf9e7f8b9aea04980300
Dude, your logical reasoning skills are piss poor.
Look at the skills needed to be successful in the NBA: quick, tall, strong, jumpers. That's your filter criteria.
So of all quick, 6'5+, muscular, jumpers, you're saying there are more WHITES than BLACKS who possess those traits.
Go find that data to back up your claim my friend.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcde3d7f8b9a9074df0200Warren ColbertSat, 01 May 2010 22:06:53 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcde3d7f8b9a9074df0200
Acknowledging differences is one thing. However, the occupation that we choose is far more related to our socio-economic position. Race as a biological trait does not dictate what occupation I take on, societies perception of race and our social environment very much determines what we do.
Race is, has been, and will likely always be far more influential in our lives as a social construct than as a biological marker.
Notice that the author's points about why Black's are disproportionately represented have NOTHING to do with race as a genetic trait.
Blacks dominate the NBA. Why? Because there are more tall and athletic black males than white males? Wrong. Blacks are 12% of the nation. Check college sports. There are FAR more tall athletic whites than blacks in the US, and being good at a sport at the level of pro sports takes far more than simply genetic predisposition. Blacks are disproportionately represented in low income neighborhoods in the US and the perceived "ticket out" of the lower class in the black subculture is sports and entertainment. It's simply the path of least resistance, and therefore receives a disproportionately bigger focus by blacks. This is not new.
The successful blacks become role models and influence up and coming black youth. It's a self-perpetuating system. Quoting the author:
"More black than white celebrities are active Twitter users; Shaquille O'Neal, Oprah, 50 Cent, and P Diddy are all among the most followed accounts on Twitter."
I wish I had gone to your middle school if the sociological study of race was covered in 6th grade social studies. Perhaps our reputation for having poor grade schools in the US is a myth.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcce777f8b9af268150500SunSat, 01 May 2010 20:59:34 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcce777f8b9af268150500
Sure, everyone is equal!! i use to believe this. But that was then. I was with my Asian friends the other day and suddenly i realized none of us Asians have ever dated a Black girl! Not cause we didn't want to! On the other hand, Black guys were dating girls of all nationalities! Having sex with all of them. They acted cooler than most people at school. Were better at sports than most and purely because of the fact that they were built physically stronger. Just that alone confirms that we are not equals!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcc9f37f8b9aa468a50500best jewelry cleanerSat, 01 May 2010 20:40:19 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcc9f37f8b9aa468a50500
How in the world could they possibly know this. I don't see a place in my profile to say what color I am. Also the vast majority of twitter accounts are not being used and are bots. I think twitter stopped growing last year and all the numbers they give are from botshttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcb9a17f8b9a18632e0200Anne ZiegerSat, 01 May 2010 19:30:41 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcb9a17f8b9a18632e0200
Tyler, I appreciate your sentiment, but I think you've missed the point. Sure, on a social level it's terrible to sort people out by color and let that determine who you hang with, who you live near or who you love. But this is different.
Research is a tool we can use to understand ourselves and the world we live in. Sure, statistics can be used as a weapon, but in this case, as I've noted above, they can also be used to find people, support them and help them.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcb8cf7f8b9a1358050c00Anne ZiegerSat, 01 May 2010 19:27:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcb8cf7f8b9a1358050c00
Allow me to explain how they might make this calculation. ( I don't know if they did, but they could have.) I apologize for the complex nature of the response, but I'm having fun now!
Researchers can call a randomly-selected, statistically-signficant number of households, one large enough, from a scientific standpoint, to come very close to the "real" number of what ever population they want to reach. For example, there's probably some list of U.S. households self-identified as black from which they could select respondents.
I imagine the research agency called homes, asked if the residents were black, then surveyed them on social media usage, including Twitter. They probably asked residents about income, education and other data points as well.
The statistically-signficant number used in such studies varies depending on the population you wish to examine -- for the U.S. I think I've seen numbers in the 3,000 household range. Yes, it's odd (and fascinating) that such a number could be proven to capture a huge population; since I'm not a stats prof I can't explain, but I've seen that it works.
Despite the formidable math smarts involve, the not completely exact, which is why such studies are reported with a "margin of error" of "plus or minus" whatever figures they use.
In any event, what they end up with is a number which you can use to infer the "real" number of black Twitter users in the U.S.
By the way, if seems interesting, take stats sometime. I'm not being sarcastic here when I say that even for a non-math-whiz like myself, the course was manageable.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcb5f17f8b9a1f7e410700Anne ZiegerSat, 01 May 2010 19:14:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcb5f17f8b9a1f7e410700
Etrign:
I love your observations about race and history. Many of the stereotypes about Jewish people (myself and family) seem to come from their socio-economic status at the turn of the 20th century. There is something indelible about the image of the tough, hardworking immigrant coming to the U.S. during the peak of the Ellis Island influx, but it comes with baggage. (Insert hundreds of doctoral dissertations on the subject :-) )
Obviously, it's easy to conflate black history (such as poor accessibility to professionals other than sports and entertainment) with black culture (a vibrant collection of ideas and preferences with its own current identity). It's a result of ignorance or lazy thinking, but it's human to miss key distinctions like those you've made. I don't believe these beliefs are necessarily held by racists, but at least sometimes, by those who are --very clumsily -- actually trying to reach across racial divides and understand those they don't know.
As for the statistic regarding Twitter use, I too found it surprising, as I had unexamined assumptions about the Internet that date back to the early 1990s when I first logged on. At that time, as I recall, users were largely white, male, middle class programmers. Of course I realize that times are drastically different than in 1994, but still, it's great to be given a specific jolt of reality.
By the way, this isn't just tiresome market research -- it also has implications for other forms of communication.
For example, the CDC has worked hard to do outreach on the social media networks regarding key topics like H1N1 vaccinations, AIDS, compliance with drug regimens and more. If the agency finds, its research, that for some reason fewer blacks than white are getting these messages, it would apparently be well advised to use Twitter. .http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcaf6f7f8b9a165a800500OldTymerSat, 01 May 2010 18:47:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdcaf6f7f8b9a165a800500
Roar!!!! Teenage angst lives!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdca9527f8b9a325be60100Tyler ClatanoffSat, 01 May 2010 18:21:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdca9527f8b9a325be60100
Why would you want to be socially stratified based of the color of your skin? Don't you see things like this as damaging? I read articles like this as simply "BLACK PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHITES JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR SKIN". Why cant we all just be people, and be segregated by our opinions and ideas, and not the amount of melanin in out skin? The internet is the place where social and racial equality finally get a chance to melt away, where black people are simply people people like everyone. I don't think focusing on ethnicity is a good, interesting, valuable, or praiseworthy behavior. I would love to get your opinion about my opinion.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdca6b47f8b9a2b6c550a00Tyler ClatanoffSat, 01 May 2010 18:09:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdca6b47f8b9a2b6c550a00
Who the fuck cares about skin color? Is this really the best thing the author of this article has to do? Speculate what makes black people different? Where did you even get those numbers? Seriously, why do we need to always talk about the color of people's skin? It is only an issue because people exactly like the author of this article call attention to race, and then dig through 'statistics' to try to make socially stratifying conclusions about entire groups of people based off of unprovided statistics and the amount of melanin in their skin. Maybe city vs suburbs, but this black vs white shit has got to stop. Whoever wrote this article is a racist.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdca27a7f8b9a2f53800700Skullfiner99Sat, 01 May 2010 17:51:53 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdca27a7f8b9a2f53800700
Umm, I know that...Nothing in my responses indicate that I think otherwise.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc922d7f8b9aba797c0600JSat, 01 May 2010 16:42:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc922d7f8b9aba797c0600
This entire article is based on the presumption that all twitter users are American...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc8f707f8b9abc790d0500EtrignSat, 01 May 2010 16:30:39 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc8f707f8b9abc790d0500
What's offensive? Perhaps your mention of 'black celebrities'.
First, it is statistically and factually wrong to imply that black celebrities are more represented on twitter than white celebrities, therefore this cannot be an explanation. If you check out the top100 Twitter accounts, only 8 are by black people- that's only 8%, compared to the 25% of users you cite. So assuming proportionality, these black Twitter users are actually following mostly white people.
Secondly, why would you mention Shaquille O' Neal as a black influencer, but not Barack Obama (the No. 4 most popular Twitter account and most popular Twitter account by a black person?) perhaps you subconsciously succumb to the prejudice that black people are more interested in sports than in current affairs and politics?
Maybe in addition to the fact that black people skew younger demographically, black people are quicker to adopt and use technology? Why did you not proffer that as a possible explanation? Again, it doesn't fit the stereotypes of black people as being less savvy than whites?
Examine your own prejudices.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc8bd07f8b9ae568370a00Skullfinder99Sat, 01 May 2010 16:15:12 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc8bd07f8b9ae568370a00
I think the writing styles found on Twitter, or any social site, have more to do with age then race. Blacks are as varied in their language use, writing, lexicon, and dialects as any other race of people. To say that finding and reading a random black person's Twitter is hilarious (because of how they write), sounds like you are stereotyping an entire race.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc80b97f8b9a9c3f2e0900Andrew LSat, 01 May 2010 15:27:52 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc80b97f8b9a9c3f2e0900
If 90% of cats enjoy eating tuna, and only 2% of dogs do, you would say that tuna is more popular with cats than dogs. This would still be true even if cats comprised a mere 2% of the population, and dogs made up 80%.
The article does not state that the majority of Twitter users are black. It states that it is more popular amongst blacks than amongst whites. If your comment gets deleted, it will only be because you fail magnificently at reading comprehension. I, for one, hope it stays up so others can see (and mock) your inability to provide intellectual discourse.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc7f027f8b9a3b789b0200Tsagaan HunSat, 01 May 2010 15:20:34 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc7f027f8b9a3b789b0200
It is weird that Twitter doesn't ask people if they're black or not, and they write an article like this. How do they assume it? Profile pic? the famous people they follow? Or maybe they surveyed people apart from their account.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc7e117f8b9a88405d0700Tsagaan HunSat, 01 May 2010 15:16:33 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc7e117f8b9a88405d0700
Didn't you know Al Gore invented the internet, and he's white!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc7ccd7f8b9aed67b50600Andrew LSat, 01 May 2010 15:11:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc7ccd7f8b9aed67b50600
I'm not going to correct every grammatical error in your comment, as that would be pedantic and a waste on someone as closed-minded and arrogant as you. Rest assured, however, that they are numerous and of the most basic nature. Perhaps you should make sure YOUR (note the spelling) grammar is correct before you make sweeping statements about the writing skills of an entire race?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc7b957f8b9a8840f20500Tsagaan HunSat, 01 May 2010 15:05:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc7b957f8b9a8840f20500
The main reasons I quit using Twitter are:
- superficial with a max of 130-ish characters
- though there was interesting info, there was lots of unimportant static for my tastes
- I now live in a country that doesn't support it on phones.
- not much privacy control
- prostitutes
It's most suitable for post modern type people of any background who don't typically communicate in large blocks, and every moment need something to fill the void in their lives. Large messages could never hold the attention of post modern people.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc715b7f8b9ae466680400David OgletreeSat, 01 May 2010 14:22:19 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc715b7f8b9ae466680400
How in the world could they possibly know this. I don't see a place in my profile to say what color I am. Also the vast majority of twitter accounts are not being used and are bots. I think twitter stopped growing last year and all the numbers they give are from bots.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc706a7f8b9aef64530d00DiggswayneSat, 01 May 2010 14:18:17 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc706a7f8b9aef64530d00
You don't seem to be a careful reader. I never said you were White, nor did I say you personally were upset. I urge you to understand the the idea of proportions. They are used in discussing demographics all the time. As in: Black people are a 'minority' in the United States relative to Whites, but aren't minorities in Black neighborhoods and certainly not on the planet. So if you've ever used the expression 'minority' -or 'majority' for that matter- to discuss groups of people you have properly, and seemingly unwittingly, employed the concept of proportions.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc6eea7f8b9a4275150700Skullfinder99Sat, 01 May 2010 14:11:53 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc6eea7f8b9a4275150700
The article didn't say that more Twitter users are black than white, but rather it said that Twitter is more "popular" with blacks. You really need to work on your reading and comprehension skills. Let's take your example and say that there are 8 million white people on Twitter and 4 million blacks on. If the population of whites is 250 million, while blacks are only, say, 50 million; then that would mean that only 3% of whites are using Twitter while 16% of blacks are, and therefore making Twitter more "popular" with blacks. These numbers are completely false, but I just used them to illustrate a point: Popularity is about about ratios and proportions.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc64287f8b9aea38a90000Justin nSat, 01 May 2010 13:26:00 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc64287f8b9aea38a90000
@Adele Gardiner: Clearly the Internet disagrees with you, based on the number of thumbs-downs you got. Your interpretation seems not to be, um, popular.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc63997f8b9a4075610000AlisonSat, 01 May 2010 13:23:37 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc63997f8b9a4075610000
I think that's really interesting and surprising and also kind of ... encouraging. Seems the technology playing field is being leveled a big. I say this as an old white person. Older than the Twitter demo anyway. One other thought on causes - Twitter seems very popular in NY and DC. What percentage of the total Twitter population ais from those places (are they also disproportionately represented?) and is the black population higher there as well? I think the answer is yes for DC, not sure about NY.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc63337f8b9af264970600Eleda FarmerSat, 01 May 2010 13:21:55 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc63337f8b9af264970600
Adele, there is also an entire demographic of people reading these comments and trying to figure out why you are accusing someone of being sensitive for merely attempting to clarify the statistical presentation in a neutral, unbiased fashion.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc623a7f8b9a74748b0200John GrabowskiSat, 01 May 2010 13:17:46 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc623a7f8b9a74748b0200
Living in the US, I just wonder when do ethnic categorizations cease to be valid. After all, I don't think there's a lot of intentional "in-breeding" and as time goes by, many people in the US become farther and farther removed from ethnic origins.
I am in favor of people embracing their unique qualities - but I am not in favor of organizations constantly insisting on dividing things up into the same tired categories. Hopefully, there aren't too many advertising agencies nowadays who are archaic enough to try and market to specific ethnic groups, or at least hopefully most people are smart enough not to fall for such lame tactics.
I'm cringing as I read many of the generalizations in the comments related to this article.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc61e97f8b9a3174aa0300GOt deletedSat, 01 May 2010 13:16:25 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc61e97f8b9a3174aa0300
Um, there ARE genetic differences and it is a fact. Your answer is 100% 6th grade social studies.
Certain diseases are much more prevalent in certain racial groups - sickle cell to name one. To completely ignore the role of genetics in other human traits is shortsighted. Yes there are differences culturally influenced traits and genetic traits.
There are GENETIC differences between each and every one of us. Some of us are gifted with more muscular bodies, better vision, immunity to disease etc. People of the same race tend to share these traits.
It's science guys and it's proven.
THERE IS NOTHING RACIST ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGING SCIENCE. The problems occur when people begin to use this information in a way that isn't in line with the "human spirit". But Jesus Dan, don't delete my post b/c it encourages healthy debate that you're too immature to be comfortable discussing.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc5fbe7f8b9a8465170100StuartSat, 01 May 2010 13:07:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc5fbe7f8b9a8465170100
Technology aside, I think white people are less connected to eachother than black people. Black people have more of a community focus while white people tend to be isolated. Check this out to get an idea of what I'm talking about. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(philosophy)http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc5ea77f8b9aee721c0900Jo DiggsSat, 01 May 2010 13:02:30 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc5ea77f8b9aee721c0900
Wow, tthat is indeed a very good question.
Lou
www.vpn-anonymity.us.tchttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc59517f8b9a6a72420700Adele GardinerSat, 01 May 2010 12:39:45 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc59517f8b9a6a72420700
Inneresting. A) I'm not white. b) Nor am I upset by the article's assertion. If anything, I think both you and the author of the article have misinterpreted the basic math behind it. It doesn't matter if blacks are disproportionately represented. If there are 8 million white people on twitter and 4 million black people, then the site is clearly more popular with white people. Period.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc525e7f8b9af2727f0100DiggswayneSat, 01 May 2010 12:10:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc525e7f8b9af2727f0100
Not a particularly sensitive topic for me actually. (And nothing in my reply to you suggests so.) I was simply clearing up what seemed to be your lack of understanding of a basic mathematical precept. Why make the point the article made is another issue, but a worthy one. Just as worthy as why White people are so upset by the the article's assertion.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc51ed7f8b9a5262850600ToriSat, 01 May 2010 12:08:13 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc51ed7f8b9a5262850600
Ethnicity isn't a "categorization", as you put it. It's our heritage, and it should be discussed and embraced. I pity those who don't. "What difference is it"?!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc51737f8b9af070f40a00ToriSat, 01 May 2010 12:06:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc51737f8b9af070f40a00
Um.. that *is* practically what the article was getting at. More black people are young, more white folks are old, therefore, more black people on twitter. Age does have a lot to do with it.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc50657f8b9ada71f00400EJSat, 01 May 2010 12:01:41 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc50657f8b9ada71f00400
FWIW, I thought Diggswayne's was a pretty factual/nonemotional response.To say something is "more popular" with a group is to say that a given member of that group is more likely to have an affinity to it. A larger percentage of the African American population uses Twitter than the percentage of the Caucasian American population that uses Twitter.
To say "Athletic guys are more popular with blondes than brunettes" says nothing about the overall number of blondes or brunettes, and so this headline has no implication about the overall number of black and white people on Twitter.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc49ad7f8b9a4562ee0200Adele GardinerSat, 01 May 2010 11:33:01 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc49ad7f8b9a4562ee0200
Hey, clearly this is a sensitive topic for you. My point is that the article does not state that "Twitter is more popular with black people than white people," as the headline suggests. It does say that a disproportionate number of users are black. And I don't know why you'd even try to argue that Twitter is more popular with black people than white people given that half of the 17 million users are white compared to one-fourth who are black.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc462e7f8b9ad36f180900offbeatmammalSat, 01 May 2010 11:18:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc462e7f8b9ad36f180900
wow. it's the 21st Century and we're still more concerned about the color of some-ones skin than the quality of their mindhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc44b07f8b9a6128950000ZebsdadSat, 01 May 2010 11:11:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc44b07f8b9a6128950000
How do the researchers know of all the tweeters which one's are black, brown, white, etc., etc., etc?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc42c57f8b9ad36fde0600DiggswayneSat, 01 May 2010 11:03:33 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc42c57f8b9ad36fde0600
The article clearly states that Twitter is proportionately more popular with Black people; not that there are more Black users of Twitter than White users.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc3ee27f8b9a1b61710200Adele GardinerSat, 01 May 2010 10:46:58 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc3ee27f8b9a1b61710200
I actually just checked the #s out myself -- I think he headline is woefully misleading. White people make up 51% of Twitter users, so there most definitely are not more black people on Twitter than white people.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc36617f8b9a82169c0c00Dan FrommerSat, 01 May 2010 10:10:41 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc36617f8b9a82169c0c00
That's right, Jason. It's relative popularity we're talking about, not absolute popularity.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc30727f8b9a4a6e920200Jason T ViglioneSat, 01 May 2010 09:45:22 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdc30727f8b9a4a6e920200
This is ridiculous. The title asks why Twitter is more popular for black people than it is for white people. The 2nd paragraph states that blacks make up 25% of twitter users. In what world is 25% the majority? Who did this math?
If you look at the entire percentage of blacks in the United States and then see which percentage of that number use Twitter, it may be more than whites. That still doesn't make Twitter predominantly black.
Additionally, are we talking about users across all of Twitter? That is not limited to the United States.
Either this article is WAY too vague or the numbers are grossly out of proportion. Either one is as likely as the other.
Watch this comment get deleted as well.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdba12f7f8b9a3b4b8d0700Warren ColbertFri, 30 Apr 2010 23:34:07 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdba12f7f8b9a3b4b8d0700
With the goal of increasing the diversity in an industry that would benefit from it. The tech industry thrives on the diversity of ideas, cultures, and experiences. There is a movement to get more females in the industry as well. This is a good thing.
Have you ever checked out this video by Guy Kawasaki?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4etXBEq-ug
He discusses why a male entrepreneur should seek out the advice of a female before executing on a new business idea. Women are not treated exactly the same as men and have different experiences than we do often giving them a different and valuable perspective on ideas.
It's not a function of oppression, but of expansion!
Another take on this is "The Medici Effect," an Amazon Bestseller.
A quick blurb - Frans Johansson takes us on a fascinating journey to the Intersection: a place where ideas from different industries and cultures collide, ultimately igniting an explosion of extraordinary and new innovationshttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb9d717f8b9af5615c0d00Warren ColbertFri, 30 Apr 2010 23:18:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb9d717f8b9af5615c0d00
Blacks have historically gravitated to athletics due to a reduced barrier to entry in athletics vs. other areas of occupation.
The presence of African Americans in athletics is not primarily due to supposed athletic gifts, but due to the socio-economic ecosystem around us. Successful blacks are typically found in Sports and Entertainment, and that has relatively little to do with some genetic predisposition to being able to run fast and jump high, or have rhythm to dance.
It was simply more acceptable for blacks to play sports, sing, dance, etc... at a large scale far before it was for blacks to be admitted to top tier universities and become politicians,etc...
These perceived differences are the things that tend to lead to generalizations like Asians have a math gene and Blacks have a sports gene. This stuff scares the crap out of me.
What we do is primarily shaped by the socio-economic environment that we live in. Humans are social beings indeed.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb887c7f8b9ac0494b0000Se7enFri, 30 Apr 2010 21:48:43 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb887c7f8b9ac0494b0000
What is undoubtably true is that blacks use trending topic hashtags a lot more than the general twitter user, based on what I've seen.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb6a387f8b9a2f4fc40600HelpUsB4WeHelpOurselves!Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:39:36 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb6a387f8b9a2f4fc40600
Um, generating "awareness" with the goal of what??
There isn't anybody preventing any group/type of person to getting into tech...if ya like it, it's here for ya!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb69667f8b9a8c4c6f0900ObservationFri, 30 Apr 2010 19:36:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb69667f8b9a8c4c6f0900
Funny that there are times that PC society wants to bucket things by race/gender (affirmative action), yet other times when society wants to completely censor any thought exchange (discussing inherent differences).http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb657a7f8b9a4553700300JWB FailFri, 30 Apr 2010 19:19:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb657a7f8b9a4553700300
So you got called out, and ran away like a punk. One day we'll get back to where adults can actually back up their opinion. Until then, JWB, see ya later bud.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb640a7f8b9af152f90200Warren ColbertFri, 30 Apr 2010 19:13:14 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb640a7f8b9af152f90200
Indeed. Now if only we can get a little awareness around the complete void of blacks(and hispanics) in tech. Women as an underrepresented minority group in tech has been getting a ton of coverage lately. We'll have to just wait and see if this ever picks up...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb53207f8b9a2c425b0500Jharris9999Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:01:03 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb53207f8b9a2c425b0500
Dear Business Insider,
As one of your (apparently few) Black readers, I applaud you on covering this topic and trend. Don't be run off by your readers that are uncomfortable with this issue or your headline. Push forward, cover other ethically related digital trends, avoid falling into the echo chamber of the "also-run" sites.
I dare you to ask Twitter (Biz and Ev) what they think of this trend! I wonder what the digital media agencies are doing to tap into this reality? I wonder if Twitter has any Black employees?
Go, dig, and write.
All the best,
James Harris
Elemental Interactivehttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb438f7f8b9ac1402f0000Bob From BoiseFri, 30 Apr 2010 16:54:38 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb438f7f8b9ac1402f0000
Dan,
Love the site, but this headline says "Why Is Twitter More Popular With Black People Than White People?"...can you imagine if Sports Illustrated posted a poll or article asking "Why Is the NBA More Popular With Black People Than White People?" That would be seen as a little racy, no?
Yours in Internet Geekdom,
Bobhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb42857f8b9a3b40fc0200Bob From BoiseFri, 30 Apr 2010 16:50:13 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb42857f8b9a3b40fc0200
This fact is interesting if true, but this headline is basically putting a can of gasoline next to a fire for the comments section.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb39a47f8b9a654d9b0200GetRealFri, 30 Apr 2010 16:12:20 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb39a47f8b9a654d9b0200
This research isn't research at all. For the facts that they've stated any person with the comprehension of a 1st grader could have given us this information. It seems like basic assumptions as to why there are more black people on Twitter. And are they referring to celebrities or people in general on Twitter? Last I checked there was no box to check ones ethnicity on Twitter so is this speculative?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb353f7f8b9ac04b700a00JWBFri, 30 Apr 2010 15:53:35 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb353f7f8b9ac04b700a00
No - It's not worth my time and I am my freshman year of college was over 10 years ago. Figure it out.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb34bb7f8b9af12cee0700MarvFri, 30 Apr 2010 15:51:23 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb34bb7f8b9af12cee0700
go back to HuffPo troll.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb34887f8b9a2e3ee00300Get RealzFri, 30 Apr 2010 15:50:32 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb34887f8b9a2e3ee00300
Please explain what is racist about pointing out differences between the races/cultures?
It is only racist when you start to judge based strictly on those general observations, but to completely ignore the difference (blacks tend to be loud & athletic, asians smaller/quieter/good at math, hispanics spicy personalities) is just a joke.
WE ALL KNOW THEYRE TRUE SO WHY NOT BE UPFRONT WITH IT.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb304c7f8b9a783d430500Lucky JimFri, 30 Apr 2010 15:32:27 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb304c7f8b9a783d430500
Just got another of mine deleted because I said that the black population is greater than 12.5%, contrary to what the article says. Go figure.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb2ef27f8b9aff2c0a0000Nick SaintFri, 30 Apr 2010 15:26:42 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb2ef27f8b9aff2c0a0000
Care to actually articulate your objection to the article?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb2df87f8b9ab14b170200JWBFri, 30 Apr 2010 15:22:31 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb2df87f8b9ab14b170200
This article and the comments are really disappointing and ridiculous. Alley Insider I thought you were better than this. The traffic isn't worth it, so please try to find some journalistic integrity and remove this and don't go down this path again. A stark reminder that I am in control of where and how I get my information and that there are plenty of other news bit blogs for me to get industry info from.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb2d987f8b9a743c440800Nick SaintFri, 30 Apr 2010 15:20:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb2d987f8b9a743c440800
Yes, we know, and we've been deleting them, but we can't avoid subjects just because there are racist commenters out there.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb2cc97f8b9afe25990900Georges JaninFri, 30 Apr 2010 15:17:27 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb2cc97f8b9afe25990900
It seems like there are certain memes that get popular in the black community that become hashtags on twitter. Right now, for instance #dontactlikeyounever is trending. Only black people there.
Also, this article is the biggest invitation to racist comments I have ever seen.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb2b4d7f8b9a013dce0300Nick SaintFri, 30 Apr 2010 15:11:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb2b4d7f8b9a013dce0300
Yes, I do indeed say 'black' all over the place. What could possibly be offensive about that?
I can't imagine what you are getting at with George Carver etc. I listed people who have lots of Twitter followers.
And the picture is of Shaq because Shaq is mentioned in the article, is an example of a point made in the article, and is easily the best thing Twitter has going for it. What else would the picture be of?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb27c67f8b9a353c8d0400jimmyFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:56:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb27c67f8b9a353c8d0400
isnt ronald powell a HS football player?
did you mean colin powell? or ronald regan?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb27777f8b9ab13b450a00MarvFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:54:46 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb27777f8b9ab13b450a00
Or is it better to pretend like we don't notice them in public, and limit our observations to when we're around our trusted circle?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb27297f8b9a604ae70300LamesauceFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:53:29 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb27297f8b9a604ae70300
I said blacks and hispanics tend to be extroverts, just as asians tent to be more reserved.
That got deleted!!
I'm Brazilian, and all of us KNOW we're loud and are PROUD of it!
PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT. EMBRACE IT, DONT BE AFRAID OF IT.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb26aa7f8b9a12268a0000MarvFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:51:22 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb26aa7f8b9a12268a0000
LOL.
Silly supersensitive types.
Does anyone else agree with the statement that cultures do have DIFFERENCES?? What's wrong with pointing them out????http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb25f57f8b9aec49c60700Lucky JimFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:48:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb25f57f8b9aec49c60700
Americans are too sensible about anything that can come close to racism, and of course over-react (I've read 2 deleted comments that were on-topic and not racist at all). Man, they really freak out about some subjects.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb25b07f8b9a484a690300CTGFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:46:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb25b07f8b9a484a690300
The two big O's.......Oprah and Obama. Big names, big influence.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb247d7f8b9a0e3cc40200ggFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:42:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb247d7f8b9a0e3cc40200
first you say "black" all over the place. then you are saying role models like shaq but fail to recognize other role models like george carver, ronald powell, etc.
and the picture is offensive...shaq?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb242b7f8b9a2d22b20400Stanley (from the office)Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:40:43 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb242b7f8b9a2d22b20400
how can we comment on this story? I have been but you keep deleting my posts.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb23f37f8b9ab03bd50500Dan FrommerFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:39:47 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb23f37f8b9ab03bd50500
Sorry, what's offensive about the article?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb23e37f8b9aa11bfc0b00Dan FrommerFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:39:31 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb23e37f8b9aa11bfc0b00
I guess that keeps statistics companies in business. But seriously, I think it's interesting. And in Twitter's case, could possibly play a role in marketing/advertising relationships.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb23d37f8b9a304a3a0200ggFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:39:14 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb23d37f8b9a304a3a0200
where is the button that i press do flag this article as offensive? I cant see to find it.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb23227f8b9aef49670400John GrabowskiFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:36:18 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb23227f8b9aef49670400
Why must people categorize everything? What difference is a person's ethnicity? Statistics and stories like this only perpetuate divisions that really shouldn't be there to begin with.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb22087f8b9a2422350200MariaBarrettFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:31:35 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb22087f8b9a2422350200
There are some great black role models on Twitter, people like Harris Lacewell, Prof Kelley, Elon James etc. Interestingly most of the ones I can think of are American. It would be interesting to read a similar UK study to see if there is the same demographic here.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb1ef57f8b9aa0496f0000DaveFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:18:28 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb1ef57f8b9aa0496f0000
Blacks are more socially verbal. Just look at where rap came from. Blacks like to play verbal games in person and on Twitter. A LOT of black tweets are verbal sparring or game playing (particularly with trending topics), engaging in trading jokes and other back-and-forth verbal sparring.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb1c5c7f8b9a4648c60900Dan FrommerFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:07:24 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb1c5c7f8b9a4648c60900
Note: Any comments that are off-topic will be deleted -- several have been already -- and anything even borderline offensive could get your IP address banned. Please keep comments to the topic of the post.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb1bb07f8b9a6e194c0500OlternautFri, 30 Apr 2010 14:04:32 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4bdb1bb07f8b9a6e194c0500
Are they sure about those numbers? If anything I would think the demographics woulbe more evened out between different people. If anything I would think the obvious difference in numbers would be that more young people use twitter. But whatever. If those are the numbers then those are the numbers.